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Elena Cattaneo

Elena Cattaneo

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
33404
World Ranking
2523
National Ranking
42

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Elena Cattaneo is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, covering topics such as genetic neurodegenerative diseases, pluripotent stem cells research, and neuropharmacology.

The scientist's notable publications include:

  • DNAJB6, a Key Factor in Neuronal Sensitivity to Amyloidogenesis (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • Modeling human telencephalic development and autism-associated SHANK3 deficiency using organoids generated from single neural rosettes (2022, Nature Communications)
  • The coding and long noncoding single-cell atlas of the developing human fetal striatum (2021, Science)
  • hiPSCs for predictive modelling of neurodegenerative diseases: dreaming the possible (2021, Nature Reviews Neurology)
  • Insights into kinetics, release, and behavioral effects of brain-targeted hybrid nanoparticles for cholesterol delivery in Huntington's disease (2021, Journal of Controlled Release)

Frequent co-authors of Elena Cattaneo include:

  • Paola Conforti (24 joint publications)
  • Dario Besusso (21 joint publications)
  • Giulia Birolini (15 joint publications)
  • Marta Valenza (14 joint publications)
  • Vittoria Dickinson Bocchi (13 joint publications)

Their research has been published repeatedly in renowned venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 8 publications
  • Pharmacological Research with 5 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 5 publications
  • Nature Communications with 4 publications
  • Nature Reviews Neurology with 2 publications

Main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with subfields targeting molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, developmental neuroscience, and physiology.

The scientist's research topics cover:

  • Genetic neurodegenerative diseases
  • Pluripotent stem cells research
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Elena Cattaneo has been recognized with memberships including Member of Academia Europaea (2012) and Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • A Gene Network Regulating Lysosomal Biogenesis and Function

    Marco Sardiello;Michela Palmieri;Alberto di Ronza;Diego Luis Medina

  • Loss of Huntingtin-Mediated BDNF Gene Transcription in Huntington's Disease

    Chiara Zuccato;Andrea Ciammola;Dorotea Rigamonti;Blair R. Leavitt

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in neurodegenerative diseases

    Chiara Zuccato;Elena Cattaneo

  • Huntingtin interacts with REST/NRSF to modulate the transcription of NRSE-controlled neuronal genes.

    Chiara Zuccato;Marzia Tartari;Andrea Crotti;Donato Goffredo

  • Proliferation and differentiation of neuronal stem cells regulated by nerve growth factor

    Elena Cattaneo;Ron McKay

  • Niche-independent symmetrical self-renewal of a mammalian tissue stem cell.

    Luciano Conti;Steven M Pollard;Thorsten Gorba;Erika Reitano

  • Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutical Targets in Huntington's Disease

    Chiara Zuccato;Marta Valenza;Elena Cattaneo

  • Normal huntingtin function: an alternative approach to Huntington's disease

    Elena Cattaneo;Chiara Zuccato;Marzia Tartari

  • SUMO modification of Huntingtin and Huntington's disease pathology

    Joan S. Steffan;Namita Agrawal;Judit Pallos;Erica Rockabrand

  • Role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Huntington's disease

    Chiara Zuccato;Elena Cattaneo

  • Dominant phenotypes produced by the HD mutation in STHdhQ111 striatal cells

    Flavia Trettel;Dorotea Rigamonti;Paige Hilditch-Maguire;Vanessa C. Wheeler

  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Patients with Huntington’s Disease : Show CAG Repeat-Expansion-Associated Phenotypes

    Virginia B. Mattis;Soshana P. Svendsen;Allison Ebert;Clive N. Svendsen

  • Gene therapy of experimental brain tumors using neural progenitor cells

    Sara Benedetti;Barbara Pirola;Bianca Pollo;Lorenzo Magrassi

  • Wild-Type Huntingtin Protects from Apoptosis Upstream of Caspase-3

    Dorotea Rigamonti;Johannes H. Bauer;Claudio De-Fraja;Luciano Conti

  • EMSY Links the BRCA2 Pathway to Sporadic Breast and Ovarian Cancer

    Luke Hughes-Davies;David Huntsman;Margarida Ruas;Francois Fuks

  • Minocycline inhibits caspase-independent and -dependent mitochondrial cell death pathways in models of Huntington's disease.

    Xin Wang;Shan Zhu;Martin Drozda;Wenhua Zhang

  • Loss of normal huntingtin function: new developments in Huntington's disease research.

    Elena Cattaneo;Dorotea Rigamonti;Donato Goffredo;Chiara Zuccato

  • Inhibiting caspase cleavage of huntingtin reduces toxicity and aggregate formation in neuronal and nonneuronal cells.

    Cheryl L. Wellington;Roshni Singaraja;Lisa Ellerby;Jane Savill

  • A microRNA-based gene dysregulation pathway in Huntington's disease.

    Rory Johnson;Chiara Zuccato;Nikolai D. Belyaev;Deborah J. Guest

  • Neural stem cell therapy for neurological diseases: dreams and reality

    Ferdinando Rossi;Elena Cattaneo

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Govoni
Stefano Govoni University of Pavia
Marcy E. MacDonald
Marcy E. MacDonald Harvard University
Michael R. Hayden
Michael R. Hayden University of British Columbia
Leslie M. Thompson
Leslie M. Thompson University of California, Irvine
Noel J. Buckley
Noel J. Buckley University of Oxford
Roger A. Barker
Roger A. Barker University of Cambridge
Marco Racchi
Marco Racchi University of Pavia
Ferdinando Rossi
Ferdinando Rossi University of Turin
Flaminio Cattabeni
Flaminio Cattabeni University of Milan
Maria Angela Vandelli
Maria Angela Vandelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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